Date Updated
3-25-2024
Department
University Library
Academic Rank
Librarian
Year Retired from SJSU
2015
Educational Background
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, School of Informational & Library Studies, Ph.D., 1990
University of Denver, Denver, CO, Graduate School of Librarianship & Information Management, M.L.S., 1983
International Studies University, Shanghai, China, English Department, B.A., 1968
Dissertation Title
The Citation Process in Scientific Communication
Teaching Experience
Engineering Librarian, University Library, 1989-2015
Adjunct Faculty, School of Library & Information Science, SJSU, 1992-2014
Service
Fulbright Senior Specialist Program, Peer Review Committee, 2010-2015
Evergreen Education Foundation, Board Member, 2009-2015
Committee on Committees (Senate Policy Committee), 2008-2015
Academic Senator, 2004-2007
University Professional Standards Committee, 2005- 2008
University Retention and Tenure Committee, 2007-2008
Board Member, Beethoven Center, King Library, 2006-2015
RTP Late-Add Committee, 2009
Junior Faculty Grant Committee, 2005 CSU
Research Grant Committee, 2005
Selected Publications
“Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library: a New Model of Library Collaboration,” in Inspiration from Best Practices, Proceedings of the 4th Information Technology in Education conference (ITIE2010), Yunnan University Press, Kunming, China, 2010, p. 50-60. https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/faculty_rsca/4048/
Mengxiong Liu and Peggy J. Cabrera. "The New Generation of Citation Indexing in the Age of Digital Libraries" Digitisation Perspectives Vol. 46 (2010) p. 213 - 226 http://works.bepress.com/mengxiong_liu/15/
“The New Generation of Citation Indexing in the Age of Digital Libraries,” Policy Futures in Education. 6 (1), 77-86, 2008. http://works.bepress.com/mengxiong_liu/13/
“Assessing Digital Reference and Online Instructional Services in an Integrated Public/University Library,” (co-author) The Reference Librarian. 46 (95/96), 149-172, 2006. http://works.bepress.com/mengxiong_liu/12/
“Brief History of CALA and the Status of Chinese Librarians in Librarianship,” in Bridging Cultures – Chinese American Librarians and Their Organization: A Glance at the thirty Years of CALA, Guanxi Normal University Press, Guilin, China, 2004, p. 225-249.
Mengxiong Liu. "Contributions of Chinese-American Librarians to Library and Information Science" Chinese Studies in History Vol. 34 Iss. 3 (2001) p. 44 - 60
Charity B. Hope, Sandra Kajiwara and Mengxiong Liu. "The Impact of the Internet: Increasing the Reference Librarian's Role as Teacher." The Reference Librarian Vol. 35 Iss. 74 (2001) p. 13 - 36
Mengxiong Liu. "The History and Status of Chinese Americans in Librarianship." Library Trends Vol. 49 Iss. 1 (2000) p. 109 - 137
Mengxiong Liu and Bernice Redfern. "Information-Seeking Behavior of Multicultural Students: A Case Study at San Jose State University" College & Research Libraries Vol. 58 Iss. 4 (1997) p. 348 - 354 ISSN: 0010-0870
http://works.bepress.com/mengxiong_liu/5/
Mengxiong Liu. "Ethnicity and Information Seeking" The Reference Librarian Vol. 23 (1995) p. 123 - 134
Mengxiong Liu. "Selective guide to literature on quality assurance" Science & Technology Libraries Vol. 13 Iss. 2 (1993) p. 3 - 35
Mengxiong Liu. "Citation Functions and Related Determinants" Journal of Library and Information Science Vol. 19 Iss. 1 (1993) p. 1 - 13 ISSN: 0363-3640 http://works.bepress.com/mengxiong_liu/4/
Mengxiong Liu. "PROGRESS IN DOCUMENTATION THE COMPLEXITIES OF CITATION PRACTICE: A REVIEW OF CITATION STUDIES" Journal of Documentation Vol. 49 Iss. 4 (1993) p. 370 - 408
Mengxiong Liu. "A study of citing motivation of Chinese scientists" Journal of Information Science Vol. 19 Iss. 1 (1993) p. 13 - 23
Mengxiong Liu. "The citation process in scientific communication : an analysis of citer motivation and citation characteristics of Chinese physicists" (1990)
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Personal Commentary
Dr. Mengxiong Liu is an Emerita Faculty member of San Jose State University. Dr. Mengxiong Liu served as Engineering Librarian and part-time faculty member of Library and Information Science. She received her Ph.D. in Library and Information Studies from University of Michigan and her MLS from the University of Denver. Her teaching and research efforts have focused on human information seeking behavior, reference and instructional services, and digital libraries. She has published numerous research articles in scholarly journals, conference proceedings, and book chapters. Her articles on human citing behavior were frequently cited by researchers and scholars. She was invited to lecture on Digital Libraries and Reference Services in the Digital Environment in the National Library of China in Beijing and the National Taichung Library in Taiwan. In addition to teaching and research, she has been actively involved in professional organizations, such as the American Library Association (ALA) and the Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA). She was the former CALA President and served on the Steering Committee of ALA Spectrum Scholarship and ALA Diversity Council. In 2007, she received the Fulbright Senior Specialist Award and completed her Fulbright visit in Uruguay.